# Takeshi Onishi

> Takeshi Onishi is a Series A investor at World Innovation Lab backing Apps. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [World Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wil)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tak-onishi-hoyas
- Website: https://x.com/tak_hoyas_go
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003539711476

Takeshi Onishi is a Partner at World Innovation Lab. He attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and The University of Tokyo.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Freelance | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Management Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taxnap | Taxnap develops tax management software for freelancers. | $8.2M | Series A | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Cierpa & Company | Cierpa & Company develops environmental, social, and governance management software. They offer services for the cloud, share information between departments, optimise workflows, and analyse and improve scores. | $6.8M | Series B | Aug 28, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANA Future Frontier Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana-future-frontier-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Archetype Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetype-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canon-marketing-japan-mirai-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GMO VenturePartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmo-venturepartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PKSHA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pksha-technology-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About World Innovation Lab

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

WiL (World Innovation Lab) is a venture capital firm that partners with leading global corporations and government entities in Japan and Asia. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Tokyo, the firm’s mission is to serve as a bridge between startups and corporations in the United States and Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. WiL supportsits portfolio companies by establishing corporate partnerships that enable U.S. and European startups to scale globally, and Japanese startups to innovate and globalize. WiL invests in emerging technology spanning fintech, insurtech, automation and productivity, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, health tech and sustainability. Notable WiL investments that have exited to public markets from Fund I and Fund II include Asana, Mercari, Raksul, Wise and Auth0 — whose acquisition by Okta was completed in May 2021. WiL also invests in exceptional venture funds, and supports its LPs in corporate venture investment efforts. WiL also works with its corporate investors on evolving their own innovation capabilities through new business creation, partnerships with leading startups, and organizational culture change. WiL acts as the bridge between startups and corporates across key innovation hubs around the globe in driving growth - starting with Japan and the US.

5 contacts available at World Innovation Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aki -Chen Jiang | Investor and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aki-chen-jiang |
| Masaya Kubota | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaya-kubota |
| Robert Theis | General Partner & Chief Investment Officer | — |
| Takeshi Onishi | Partner | — |
| Todd Grover | Principal | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Takeshi Onishi invest in?

Takeshi Onishi invests primarily in Apps, Freelance and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Takeshi Onishi?

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### When did Takeshi Onishi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takeshi Onishi closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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